Poetry Friday: Halfway from Amelie

Little boat, big oceanI'm the girl with the copper spyglassWho prays that today she will spot her shoreAll at once a lighthouseAll at once through the copper spyglassA light telling me to lean in on the oarI start to row

But before I can get anywhereFrom point A to point BI am at that kitchen table whereI'll always be at sea

Take half of halfAnd half of thatNo matter where I row

- selected lyrics from Halfway from the musical Amélie by Daniel Messé, Nathan Tysen, and Craig Lucas, based on the film written by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet